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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: |
Interpret a variety of literary texts |
SAQA US ID | UNIT STANDARD TITLE | |||
119466 | Interpret a variety of literary texts | |||
ORIGINATOR | ||||
SGB GET/FET Language and Communication | ||||
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY | ||||
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FIELD | SUBFIELD | |||
Field 04 - Communication Studies and Language | Language | |||
ABET BAND | UNIT STANDARD TYPE | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | CREDITS |
Undefined | Regular-Fundamental | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
REGISTRATION STATUS | REGISTRATION START DATE | REGISTRATION END DATE | SAQA DECISION NUMBER | |
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2018-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | SAQA 06120/18 | |
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT | LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT | |||
2026-06-30 | 2029-06-30 |
In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise. |
This unit standard replaces: |
US ID | Unit Standard Title | Pre-2009 NQF Level | NQF Level | Credits | Replacement Status |
8972 | Interpret a variety of literary texts | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | 5 |
PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD |
Competence at this level will enable learners to discuss the style and purpose of the text, implied and stated meanings, themes, plot, the author's point of view and the context in which the text arose. They can use literature as a base to study and make judgements about human and social issues. They are aware of the drama and power of language.
As a creative representation of life and experience, literature raises important questions about the human condition, now and in the past. Learners' increasing ability to reflect on their experiences and to compare them with those of others is encouraged, enhancing their capacity to deal with a selection of texts that explore moral, psychological and philosophical issues. Learners credited with this unit standard can: |
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
The credit calculation is based on the assumption that learners are already competent in terms of the following outcomes or areas of learning when starting to learn towards this unit standard: NQF Level 2 Unit Standards entitled Respond to selected literary texts. |
UNIT STANDARD RANGE |
The learner can read/view for enjoyment, analyse elements of literary genres and respond to issues, characters and situations presented in literary contexts.
A variety of written/signed and visual texts: picture books, folklore, traditional stories (written and oral/signed), myths, legends, novels, feature films, short stories, poetry, learners' own speaking and writing and/or signing, non-fiction (biographies and filmed documentaries), scripted and improvised drama/plays, television serials, video clips, song lyrics, cartoons and comics. Specific range statements are provided in the body of the unit standard where they apply to particular Specific Outcomes or Assessment criteria. |
Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: |
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 |
Extract meaning from a variety of literary texts. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
Listening/signing/reading/viewing strategies appropriate to the texts studied are adopted. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE |
Skimming, scanning, prediction, questioning, knowledge of form of text types, pre-reading, rereading, using design features/visuals as clues to meaning. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
Key features of literary texts are identified and the role of each is explained. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
Own responses are confirmed and/or adapted after interaction with others when discussing a text. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 |
Evidence cited from texts in defence of a position is relevant. |
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 |
Identify and explain features that influence response to texts. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
The human experiences and values in texts are explored and explained. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
Clues in the text about experiences and beliefs of the author are found and explained. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
A variety of texts are explored and explained in terms of social or personal relevance. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 |
Responses to points of view in text are imaginative and an understanding of surface or embedded meaning in the text is reflected in presentations of own viewpoints. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 |
The way in which people respond differently to texts is explored and discussed. |
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 |
Produce own texts in response to literary texts. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 |
Content is outlined and related to theme and character development. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 |
A good grasp of the significant ideas of the texts is demonstrated. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 |
Use of certain stylistic devices is identified, and the effects created are described. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE |
Similes, metaphors, sound/signing devices, length of sentence, use of visuals, layout. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 |
Own understanding of characterisation is justified. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 |
Selected literary texts are used as a basis for writing/signing in different formats and registers. |
ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE |
Writing/signing as a character (diary entries, dialogues, letters, songs, poems, obituaries, epitaphs); drawing/sketching/creating a collage/poster to show understanding of character, incident, atmosphere, setting; turning a story into a play; role play |
UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS |
Accreditation Options:
Moderation Option: |
UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE |
The essential embedded knowledge will be assessed through assessment of the Specific Outcomes in terms of the stipulated Assessment criteria.
Learners can understand and explain that language, when used figuratively or for storytelling, can be used to create and illusion of reality. Learners apply their knowledge of language and literature features and conventions to an awareness of how fictional texts differ from factual ones. Knowledge of formats, conventions, protocols and contexts is acquired through the activities used to attain this standard. Learners are unlikely to achieve all the Specific Outcomes, to the standards described in the Assessment criteria, without knowledge of the stated embedded knowledge in the GETC (NQF level 1) outcomes. This means that for the most part, the possession or lack of knowledge can be directly inferred from the quality of the candidate's performance. Where direct assessment of knowledge is required, Assessment criteria have been included in the body of the unit standard. |
UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME |
N/A |
UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES |
N/A |
Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING |
Identify and solve problems by exploring problem-solving situations in literary texts. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING |
Work effectively with others and in teams to discover meaning in literary texts. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING |
Organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively through vicarious experiences gained through the study of literature. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING |
Collect, analyse, organise and synthesise information in order to critically evaluate literary texts. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING |
Communicate effectively about literature and the lessons to be learned from literary texts. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE |
Use science and technology effectively and critically by exploring the ethics of science and technology through literary texts about these fields. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING |
Understand the world as a set of inter-related parts of a system by exploring the world through literature and learning the common characteristics of the human condition. |
UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING |
Contribute to the full development of oneself by discovering in literature ways of dealing with the human condition. |
UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA |
Assessors should keep the following general principles in mind when designing and conducting assessments against this unit standard:
All assessments should be conducted in line with the following well documented principles of assessment: appropriateness, fairness, manageability, integration into work or learning. Assessment should be valid, direct, authentic, sufficient, systematic, open and consistent. |
REREGISTRATION HISTORY |
As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015. |
UNIT STANDARD NOTES |
This unit standard replaces unit standard 8972, "Interpret a variety of literary texts", Level 3, 5 credits.
GLOSSARY Acronym Additive multilingualism Audience The intended reader, listeners, or viewers of a particular text - in planning a piece of writing/signing learners (speakers/signers/writers/presenters) must take into consideration the purpose and audience in choosing an appropriate form of writing/signing. Author Coherence Cohesion Collage Colloquialism Constructed dialogue/role shifting Context Controlling idea Conventions Creative thinking Critical thinking Discourse Diction Editing Essay/signed narrative Etymology Figurative language Fluency Foreshadowing Forms of text Any particular type of text, having specific and distinctive characteristics arising from its purpose, function, and audience. Free verse Genre Grammar Graphic organiser Hyperbole Iconicity Idiom Implicit meaning Inference Information processing Irony Jargon Key questions Literary (stylistic) device Mind-map Multimedia presentation Non verbal language/communication Obfuscation Onomatopoeia Oxymoron Paragraph(s) Parameters Paraphrase Point of view Power relations Reading/viewing strategies Skills and approaches used before, during and after reading/viewing to determine the meaning and increase understanding of a text. Examples are: Register Research Rhetorical question Role play Paragraph (in relation to SASL) Presenting/signing (also refer to viewing) Sentence (in relation to SASL) Sign devices Sign parameter Sign devices Slang Stylistic devices Symbol Syntax Technical language Text Texts refer to signed, spoken, written, or visual communications, including sign language that communicates meaning to an audience or reader/viewer. A text may be considered from the point of view of its structure, context and function. Tone Topic sentence Voice Writing process The process involved in producing a polished piece of writing. It comprises several stages. The main stages are: Venn diagram Viewing (also referring to signing) |
QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: |
ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL | NQF LEVEL | STATUS | END DATE | PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY | |
Fundamental | 65489 | National Certificate: Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration and Ventilation | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | MERSETA |
Fundamental | 64529 | National Certificate: Automotive Body Repair | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | MERSETA |
Fundamental | 58497 | National Certificate: Automotive Repair and Maintenance | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Registered" |
2009-02-18 | Was MERSETA until Last Date for Achievement |
Fundamental | 66649 | National Certificate: Landscaping | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | AgriSETA |
Fundamental | 64829 | National Certificate: Lifting Machine Operations | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | TETA |
Fundamental | 58785 | National Certificate: Production Technology | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | MERSETA |
Fundamental | 50543 | National Certificate: Small Craft Construction | Level 3 | NQF Level 03 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Registered" |
2009-08-31 | Was MERSETA until Last Date for Achievement |
Fundamental | 48966 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Air-conditioning, Refrigeration and Ventilation | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2009-03-12 | Was MERSETA until Last Date for Achievement |
Fundamental | 65509 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Air-conditioning, Refrigeration and Ventilation | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | MERSETA |
Fundamental | 64549 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Automotive Body Repair | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | MERSETA |
Fundamental | 58539 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Automotive Repair and Maintenance | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Registered" |
2009-02-18 | Was MERSETA until Last Date for Achievement |
Fundamental | 78529 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Chemical Operations | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual |
Fundamental | 79626 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Commercial Property and Facilities Management | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | SERVICES |
Fundamental | 58163 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Community Recreation | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | CATHSSETA |
Fundamental | 66071 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Computer Aided Drawing Office Practice (CAD) | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | CETA |
Fundamental | 61450 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Film and Television Production Operations | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | MICTS |
Fundamental | 63669 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Fitness | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual |
Fundamental | 66349 | Further Education and Training Certificate: General Forestry | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2015-06-30 | FPMSETA |
Fundamental | 73189 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Golfing and Golf Coaching | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | CATHSSETA |
Fundamental | 58275 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Lift Installation and Maintenance | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | MERSETA |
Fundamental | 59709 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Mechanical Engineering: Fitting | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual |
Fundamental | 61569 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Power Plant Operations | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | EWSETA |
Fundamental | 58930 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Professional Hunting | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | CATHSSETA |
Fundamental | 57824 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Public Administration | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | PSETA |
Fundamental | 59097 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Real Estate | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | SERVICES |
Fundamental | 66370 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Roof Truss Technology | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2015-06-30 | FPMSETA |
Fundamental | 65650 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Sewing Machine Mechanics | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2015-06-30 | FPMSETA |
Fundamental | 50560 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Small Craft Construction | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Registered" |
2009-08-31 | Was MERSETA until Last Date for Achievement |
Fundamental | 67697 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Sport Administration | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual |
Fundamental | 64369 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Sport Coaching: Juniors/Beginners | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | CATHSSETA |
Fundamental | 57887 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Welding Application and Practice | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2023-06-30 | As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual |
Fundamental | 79246 | Further Education and Training Certificate: Wild Land Fire Fighting | Level 4 | NQF Level 04 | Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered" |
2015-06-30 | FPMSETA |
PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD: |
This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here. |
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26. | Mnambithi TVET College |
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38. | Redefined Skills Training & Development (Pty) Ltd |
39. | Safety Haz Training (PTY) Ltd |
40. | Staffing Logistics |
41. | The Assessment Zone (Pty) Ltd |
42. | The Skills Authority |
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44. | Varsity Institute of Science & Technology (Pty)Ltd |
45. | VPK BUSINESS VENTURE C C |
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